barid

1

In Arabia, a unit of distance equal to 4 farsakh, 12 miles (about 19.3 kilometers). Also romanized as baryd.

2

In India, 16ᵗʰ century – ?, a unit of distance = 3 farsakh.

sources

1

Some take the baríd as the standard measure of length and make
1 baríd equal to 3 farsakh.
1 farsakh = 3 míl.
1 míl = 12,000 báạ.
1 báạ = 4 gaz.

Abul Fazl 'Allami.
H. S. Jarrett, trans.
The Ain I Akbari. Vol II, Book 3.
Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1891.

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